Carolyn Hax: Bully dad, miserable job depress college student

12:04 AM,
Jun. 26, 2013

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Dear Carolyn: I am a 19-year-old college student who is home for the summer. At my father's insistence, I found a menial summer job at a fast-food joint. I had been offered a summer research position in my field of study, but my parents did not allow me to take it because it is halfway across the country.

While I am upset about the internship, I am absolutely miserable at the job I ended up taking. My co-workers are very nasty, the hours are long and I'm on my feet the whole time, and my shifts are given to me only a few days in advance, thus leaving me with no time to plan fun activities during the summer. I ...